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HHunterRick56 reacted to Doug3006's post in the thread Another Woodworking Project….A Gun Rack with
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I’ve wanted a nice, portable gun rack since I first laid eyes on one. Alas, they ain’t cheap! So I built my own. It’s Zebra Wood. I... -
HHunterRick56 replied to the thread WHAT TO CARRY ONCE YOU LEAVE THE VEHICLE.Make sure the suspect is properly mirandized by the "Very large camp manager" before questioning!
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HHunterRick56 reacted to Slickshooter's post in the thread 1959 Winchester Model 70 headed my way :) with Like.
I just bought a 1959 Winchester Model 70 in 30-06 off a gun forum up here in the great white north. I've been pondering a new offering...
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HLegendary Buck 110 but with Custom Engraving. Limited to 300 pieces.
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HHunterRick56 reacted to Hunt anything's post in the thread Letting some hot air out of Robert Ruark with Like.
@dogcat1 , I’m glad Ruark failed at being a second Hemingway, I much prefer Ruark.
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HJeffery switched to magnum action because the bottom metal didn't have to be redesigned ( = time and $$$). For 404 a magnum action has...
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HHunterRick56 reacted to Rare Breed's post in the thread Letting some hot air out of Robert Ruark with Like.
The value of Ruark is his opening up Africa to people who had never experienced it. His honesty in being a novice enderred him to people...
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HHunterRick56 reacted to towserthemouser's post in the thread Letting some hot air out of Robert Ruark with Like.
I have no interest in picking a fight, but I will stand in defense of Ruark any day. I know there is a popular trend to tear down heroes...
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HHunterRick56 reacted to steve white's post in the thread Letting some hot air out of Robert Ruark with Like.
Well, this will likely sling a skunk into the room, and not saying that Ruark did not exhibit a masterful use of the English language...
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HHunterRick56 reacted to analog_peninsula's post in the thread Letting some hot air out of Robert Ruark with Like.
Ruark, like Peter Capstick and Rider Haggard, is best remembered for his ability to evoke a magic Africa that perhaps has never actually...
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HHunterRick56 replied to the thread Letting some hot air out of Robert Ruark.Any writer who can evoke such powerful responses, while writing to a fairly narrow audience, after having been dead for over sixty...
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HHunterRick56 reacted to Russ16's post in the thread Letting some hot air out of Robert Ruark with Like.
That’s exactly what it is and exactly why it is great. His writing isn’t about how to hunt or the ballistics or technicalities. It...
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HHunterRick56 replied to the thread Hey to all.We have a summer place in Price County.